Antioch Man Arrested After 3-town Chase

August 20, 1999|By Tim Kane. Special to the Tribune.

A high-speed chase that began in West Dundee ended in Lake in the Hills Thursday afternoon when police arrested an Antioch man after he exited his car on a dead-end street and allegedly attempted to flee on foot.

Lake in the Hills police arrested 30-year-old Edward. J. Gorischek of the 4200 block of Lake Avenue at 2:45 p.m. and charged him with driving on a revoked license, speeding, drunken driving, driving with open liquor, improper lane usage, obstructing a police officer and leaving the scene of an accident, according to Lake in the Hills police Sgt. Larry Howell.

"(West) Dundee police began the pursuit of Mr. Gorischek," Howell said. "They broke off pursuit at their border. Then Algonquin police took up the chase. After he left Algonquin we clocked Mr. Gorischek traveling 75 miles an hour, heading north on Randall (Road).

"He ran into one of our police cars at the intersection of Randall and Miller (Roads). . . . He turned east on Miller, heading into the village. That's when we arrested him. He turned down a dead-end street and attempted to flee on foot."

Howell said Gorischek, who was taken to McHenry County Jail, faces additional charges in Algonquin and West Dundee.